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ARTS EXPERIENCE FESTIVAL 2012

Mission

The Arts Experience is a partnership of Hobart & William Smith Colleges and the Collaborative of the Finger Lakes. The festival is an opportunity for participants, including people with intellectual and other developmental disabilities, the college community, and the general public to explore various means of expression through the arts.

Vision

The Arts Experience will cultivate and embrace the spirit of inclusion through participation in the arts, artistic performance and celebration.

EVENTS SCHEDULE

All activities take place in accessible venues on the campus of Hobart and William Smith Colleges. Due to space limitations, free registration required for all ‘workshops’. No registration required for ‘events’. Please click on the form to the right to register.

Mon, April 16

Workshop – Visual Arts, Found Art Sculpture, 9:00 am – 11:45 am, Elliot Studio Arts Center

Workshop, – Visual Arts, Recycled Book Sculpture, 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm, Elliot Studio Art Center

Workshop – Performing Arts, Get Your Groove On: Secret Dance Rehearsal, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm, Winn-Seeley Theater

Workshop – Performing Arts, A Moving Experience, 1:25 pm – 2:50 pm, Winn-Seeley Theater

Tues, April 17

Event – Assistive Technology Innovations for Individuals with Visual Impairments and Other Disabilities: Expo and Panel Discussion, facilitated by Betsy Bixler (Perkins Training Center) and music by J.P. Simpson and the Gregory Street Blues Band, 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm, Vandervort Room, Scandling Center

Wed, April 18

Workshop – Video-Making, Video-making Part 1: Filming, 1:25 pm – 2:50 pm, Vandervort Room, Scandling Center

Thurs, April 19

Workshop – Performing Arts, Making Movement A Sensory Experience, 10:20 am – 11:45 am, Bristol Gym

Workshop – Performing Arts, Dance & Media Part 1: Becoming Avatars, 11:55 am – 1:20 pm, Bristol Gym

Workshop – Performing Arts, Get Your Groove On: Secret Dance Rehearsal, 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm, Bristol Gym

Event – Wretches and Jabberers documentary with Larry Bissonnette & Tracy Thresher, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, Vandervort Room, Scandling Center

Fri, April 20

Workshop – Visual Arts, Paper Mosaics, 10:00 am -3:00 pm, Elliot Studio Art Center

Workshop – Visual Arts, Dance and Media Part 2: Creating Avatars, 10:10 am – 11:05 am, Digital Learning Center Learn Lab, HWS Library

Workshop – Visual Arts, Photography: Sun-Printing Technique, 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm, Elliot Studio Arts Center

Mon, April 23

Workshop – Visual Arts, Mannequin Decoupage, 10:30 am – 1:30 pm, Elliot Studio Arts Center

Tues, April 24

Event – Lives Worth Living & panel discussion facilitated by James Wilson, 2:30 pm – 5:00 pm, Sanford Room, HWS Library

Wed, April 25

Workshop – Video-Making, Video-making Part 2: Editing, 11:15 am – 1:15 pm, Barron Multimedia Lab, HWS Library

Workshop – Performing Arts, Laugh Session Improv, 1:25 pm – 2:50 pm, Vandervort Room, Scandling Center

Event – World Dance Performance: Dances of the African Diaspora, 7:00 pm – 7:45 pm, Winn-Seeley Theater

Thurs, April 26

Workshop – Starting from Scratch: Creating a Stage Performance, 3:05 pm – 4:30 pm, Vandervort Room, Scandling Center

Fri, April 27

Workshop – Visual Arts, ‘Make Your Mark’ Collaboratively Assembled Art Poster, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm, Elliot Studio Art Center

Event – Arts Gala Finale with the band FLAME, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm, Scandling Center Patio/Café

BloomFest HWS student-initiated event, Renovated Storefront Art Gallery, Downtown Geneva (Details pending)

Sat, April 28

BloomFest student-initiated festival, 11:00 am – 3:00 pm (Details pending)

Sun, April 29

BloomFest student-initiated festival, (Details pending)